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Belgian aid worker freed from Iran thanks supporters who campaigned for his release
Olivier Vandecasteele, a Belgian aid worker freed by Iran last week in exchange for Belgium releasing an Iranian diplomat convicted of terrorism, on ... World News -
Belgian aid worker, Iranian diplomat freed in prisoner swap mediated by Oman
A Belgian aid worker jailed in Iran and an Iranian diplomat imprisoned in Belgium were freed on Friday in a swap agreement mediated by Oman, both ... Gulf -
Belgium arrests 30 over drug trafficking tied to Spain
Belgian police on Wednesday detained 30 suspects accused of drug trafficking in an operation that also saw authorities in Spain swoop on a string of ... World News -
Interpol seeks clues on cold cases spanning more than 40 years of 22 nameless women
The 22 women mostly met violent deaths. Their bodies, some dismembered, were found in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands over a span of 43 years — ... World News -
Belgium police arrest Iraqi suspected of al-Qaeda car bombing in Baghdad
Belgium police have arrested an Iraqi immigrant suspected of belonging to an al-Qaeda cell that carried out deadly car bombings in Baghdad in ... World News -
Belgium’s PM says looking into Iran’s request to free jailed diplomat in swap
Belgium said Thursday it is studying a request from Iran for the transfer of one of its diplomats who is serving time on a conviction for terrorism ... World News -
Belgium requests Iran transfer imprisoned Belgian aid worker
Belgium submitted a request to Iran on Tuesday that jailed aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele be sent back to his country, which has agreed a prisoner ... World News -
Seven jailed in terrorism probe in Belgium
Seven people were imprisoned in Belgium Wednesday in two investigations into “possible terrorist attacks,” the federal prosecutor’s office said.For ... World News -
Belgium probes refugee status of Syrian war crimes suspect
Belgium on Tuesday launched an investigation into how a Syrian man arrested last week on suspicion of carrying out war crimes for ISIS was granted ... World News -
Belgium arrests eight amid ‘terror attack’ fears: Prosecutor
Police officers in Belgium have arrested eight people during counterterrorism raids across the country as part of operations aimed at thwarting ... World News -
Alleged British cocaine gang faces Belgium trial
Belgian prosecutors on Wednesday ordered 22 suspects, 12 of them British, to face trial on charges related to cocaine smuggling through the port of ... World News -
Attack on metro in Brussels today ‘unlikely,’ says Belgium’s crisis center
Belgium’s crisis center said on Wednesday that an attack on the Brussels metro was unlikely, after EU institutions and international embassies warned ... World News -
Iran says it’s ready for a prisoner swap with Belgium
Iran on Monday expressed its readiness for a long-awaited prisoner swap with Belgium, days after the European country’s Constitutional Court gave the ... Middle East -
Top Belgian court upholds prisoner exchange treaty with Iran
Belgium’s Constitutional Court rejected on Friday a request to annul a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran that could lead to a convicted Iranian ... Middle East -
Belgium PM tells Iran’s Raisi to free aid worker
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Wednesday urged Iran’s president to “immediately” set free an aid worker held by Tehran in a case ... Middle East -
Ecuador seizes $330 mln worth of cocaine bound for Belgium
Ecuador confiscated about 8.8 tonnes of cocaine worth $330 million that had been hidden between bananas in a container bound for Belgium, police said ... World News -
Over 1,000 in Belgium break world speed date record on Valentine’s Day
In dating, they say there are plenty more fish in the sea. For 1,363 speed daters meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, the bigger the sea, the ... Life -
Belgian goalkeeper Espeel, 25, dies after saving penalty
Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel died aged 25 after he collapsed on the pitch on Saturday moments after saving a penalty for an amateur team. ... Sports -
Belgian MEP Tarabella charged with money laundering, corruption
European lawmaker Marc Tarabella has been charged with corruption, money laundering, and the membership of a criminal organization by a Belgian ... World News -
Belgian police bust Chinese sex worker trafficking ring
Belgian police arrested 25 suspects Tuesday in raids targeting an international ring allegedly trafficking Chinese sex workers, prosecutors said.The ... World News -
Parents abandon ‘ticketless’ baby in Israel airport, proceed with travel plans
Two parents abandoned their infant at the check-in counter of an Israeli airport and attempted to continue their travel plans after failing to ... Middle East -
Belgium steps up Ukraine aid with missiles, ammo, guns
Belgium announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine on Friday, promising cash, missiles, machine-guns and armored vehicles to help fight off ... World News -
Protesters demand Iran free jailed Belgian aid worker
Hundreds of demonstrators on Sunday urged Belgium to push harder to secure the release of aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, held by Iran in a case ... Middle East -
Iran detention of Belgian aid worker ‘flagrant violation’: UN experts
UN rights experts on Tuesday slammed Iran’s “arbitrary detention” of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who has been sentenced to over a decade ... World News -
Belgium summoning Iranian ambassador over Iran sentencing Belgian citizen
Belgium is summoning the Iranian ambassador after Iran sentenced Belgian citizen Olivier Vandecasteele to 40 years of prison and 74 lashes, Foreign ... Middle East -
Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to 40 years in prison, lashes on spying charges
Iran has sentenced Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele to 40 years in prison as well 74 lashes on several charges, including espionage and ... Middle East -
More EU nations to summon Iran envoys over executions of two protesters
Denmark and Belgium said Sunday they would summon Iran’s ambassadors after Tehran executed two men linked to protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, ... World News -
Brussels bombings accused win challenge over strip searches
Six accused in connection to the 2016 suicide attack in Brussels that killed 32 people won a small victory on Thursday when a court ruled they should ... World News -
Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to 28 years: Family
Belgium and Olivier Vandecasteele’s family insist he is innocent, effectively held as a hostage in Tehran’s efforts to force Belgium to release an Iranian agent convicted of terrorism. Middle East -
Belgian court suspends controversial Iran prisoner treaty
Belgium’s constitutional court on Thursday suspended a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran criticized for opening the way for a bomb-plot mastermind to ... Middle East